Fail (2), wrong response that makes you say I knew it!Bad (1), wrong response; the correct answer seems to be familiarNull (0), complete blackout; you do not even recall ever knowing the
answer

Grading tips:

Important! You have to
understand the difference between Pass and Fail!

Pass and more means remembering!

Fail and less means forgetting!

your grading does not have to be very
scrupulous as long as you always grade yourself consistently and clearly differentiate
between Pass and Fail (see above). With time you will
develop strong habits that will help you select grades automatically

instead of clicking a grade
button you can just press a keyboard shortcut (e.g. 5 to choose Bright
or 2 to choose Fail)

Learning stages

Everyday, your learning will
proceed in three stages:

Repetitions -
reviewing material that has been memorized earlier (to make sure you
remember it)

Memorizing - if you
have time, you can memorize new material by answering Yes to Do
you want to learn new material?

Final drill -
reviewing material that caused most problems in the first two stages of
learning

Regular repetitions are the key to success
with SuperMemo

In SuperMemo you first memorize the material and then
repeat it when the program asks you to do it.
You memorize new material at your own pace but once it is memorized, you must make
repetitions exactly as demanded by SuperMemo! This is not a limitation of the program.
This is a limitation of human memory!

The power of SuperMemo is in providing the best timing for repetitions. Optimally, you should work with SuperMemo every
day! This way you will not accumulate outstanding material and you will not deviate from
the optimum schedule of repetitions!

Your repetitions should proceed daily until the
following equivalent conditions are met (if one of these conditions is met, so
are the others):